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POLL: Should the Dearborn Jet's Pizza Deliver to Detroit After Dark?

A new policy for the local pizza place has some questioning whether owners are singling out Detroit based on one bad experience.

An important safety measure, or an overly judgmental policy?

A new policy put in place by a has some people asking that question.

According to Fox News, the franchise's Warren Avenue location has announced that they'll no longer deliver to Detroit after dark. The decision was made after one of their delivery drivers was shot in the chest while taking a pizza to a home in the city, according to police.

Joan McKenna, mother of the delivery driver and owner of the Dearborn pizza shop, told Talk Radio 1270  that it appeared the shooter wanted to rob her 19-year-old son. When Tim McKenna attempted to flee, she said, the would-be robber shot him.

The graduate and current Adrian college student survived, but was treated for a broken rib and punctured lung.

Normally, McKenna told Fox News, the drivers deliver in pairs. But that night, the other driver had left early.

Still, she said the incident was enough to change their policy entirely.

“When you want a pizza, you live in Detroit, you want it delivered after dark, thank the guy who shot my son, thank that guy,” McKenna said.

Do you think this policy is fair? Take our poll and tell us why or why not in the comments.

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Joan McKenna August 19, 2012 at 09:28 pm
My name is also Joan McKenna and when I lived in Miami,Fl. I was heldup at gunpoint TWICE in daylight at Lee's Pharmacy. Lee's Pharmacy delivered, but closed at 6 P.M. At least one of the pharmacist's had a concealed weapon permit. I and my coworkers were very lucky. Only one of our customers was shoved to the floor by one of the robbers. It's not about RACE! It's about employee safety, the difference between living and dying! COLOR, has NOTHING to do with the decision to not deliver after dark, a CRIMINAL with murderous intent made this policy necessary!
Carol August 19, 2012 at 10:13 pm
Who are we to Judge after her son was shot? If people don't like it, they can order from a different pizzeria. That's the beauty of this country!
The Truth Hurts August 19, 2012 at 10:38 pm
I agree with their decision many othe companies already have this policy in effect. Glad to know they care about their employees and not just a profit.
Patrick Picking August 20, 2012 at 11:26 am
It's not an isolated incident. It happens all the time! http://pizza.com/news/preventing-pizza-delivery-robberies
Jessica Carreras (Editor) August 20, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Thanks for sharing, Patrick - that's really interesting. I had no idea robbery was a concern for delivery drivers. Although the talk radio interview with Joan McKenna said that normally, two drivers deliver to Detroit together - one of them armed.
Patrick Picking August 20, 2012 at 01:20 pm
Just search the news. It's been happening as far back as I can remember: http://www.google.com/#q=pizza+delivery+robbed&hl=en&safe=strict&prmd=imvnsu&source=univ&tbm=nws&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=QTkyUJLmJKWMyQGevoGgDA&ved=0CBkQqAI&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=aebbc756c1dda762&biw=1189&bih=672
bitsy08 August 20, 2012 at 01:31 pm
it's her decision to make. Can't blame her.
laplateau August 20, 2012 at 07:54 pm
She owns the business, so she can set the policies as long as it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sexual orientation, etc, etc. Heck, I don't want to travel into to any Detroit neighborhood at any time, let alone after dark. I don't have any death wishes.
don miles August 21, 2012 at 12:57 am
I work for the Jets at 9 mile and Telegraph and we go into some very scary parts of Detroit and we don't send two drivers. I think we should and I think the Warren store is justified. I don't like going into Detroit. Delivering a pizza isn't worth getting killed for. It is only a matter of time before one of our drivers gets it too.
Raymond Hunt August 21, 2012 at 08:43 pm
Lets set this article clear. Joan McKenna is not the owner of Jets. I moved out of that part of Detroit 17 years ago because of the crime. It has only got worst since. Jets deciding not to deliver at night has nothing to do with being pergudice. Anybody could have committed the crime there. It is a good buisness decition not to put your workers in a bad situation. Thank God the Owner has taken that stance. They still will deliver in day and after hours buy from another pizza place.
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Carla O'Neill June 19, 2013 at 03:39 pm
Wasn't a major portion of the deficit a result of the failure of students to repay $$$millions inRead More student loans? There is a rumor that HFCC wants to forgive those loans and pass on the debt to Dearborn taxpayers. Was there due diligence regarding the awarding of these loans?
Tom B June 18, 2013 at 07:42 pm
Way too much for a college having financial problems.
Daniel Lai (Editor) June 12, 2013 at 03:09 pm
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Gary Woronchak June 12, 2013 at 10:32 am
Hasn't even worked one day? Not one day in 15 years? Really? Not even credit for one day? When IRead More worked at the Press & Guide (which eliminated my position in a budget restructuring that has continued under various corporate owners at the P&G for a decade and a half, resulting in them moving their offices to Southgate and more recently just out-and-out eliminating their editor, sports editor and photographer) we had a policy of no anonymous letters to the editor. This was done because, while everyone has the right to express their opinion, putting a real name with an opinion meant people displayed more decorum and, well, less cowardice than is allowed in online comments from the shadows. Joseph, the benefit of post-employment health care after just eight years of service may have, in the early 1990s, been more acceptable in some way I can't figure (retention of key department heads has been cited as a reason, as was that it apparently mirrored a benefit for state officials), but it clearly was part of the excesses of Wayne County that was unjustifiable and unsustainable in the 2000s. This practice was ended two years ago by a resolution I introduced.
Daniel Lai (Editor) June 12, 2013 at 11:22 am
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Joseph Borrajo June 13, 2013 at 10:08 am
Thank you Gary Woroncahk for the response.
laplateau June 11, 2013 at 11:28 am
Yeah, unless the drinking trough is filled with taxpayer water.